For the first time, 13 people, including ministers, advisors, secretaries and a former judge of the ousted Awami League government, have been brought before the International Criminal Tribunal in the case of murder and crimes against humanity in the student movement.

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They were produced before the International Criminal Tribunal around 10 am on Monday. Being remanded on this day, the former minister. Abdur Razzak was not produced.

Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal, confirmed the matter. He said, 14 people were supposed to appear on Monday. As former minister Abdur Razzak is in remand, 13 people were produced on Monday. He will be produced later.

Those who were arrested in the case of crimes against humanity and brought to the International Criminal Tribunal, they are - former prime minister's advisor Salman F Rahman, former navy minister Shajahan Khan, former law minister Anisul Haque, Farooq Khan, Dr. Dipu Moni, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haque Inu, Junaid Ahmed Palak, Tawfiq-e-Ilahi Chowdhury, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Golam Dastgir Gazi, retired Appellate Division Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and former Home Secretary Jahangir Alam. All of them have been arrested in various cases and are in jail.

Before this, on October 17, the International Criminal Tribunal's judicial proceedings began by issuing arrest warrants against Sheikh Hasina and 46 people on charges of crimes against humanity.

The International Criminal Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against dictator Sheikh Hasina, former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and 46 people on charges of genocide in the context of two separate applications regarding the hearing.

On this day, Sheikh Hasina was arrested and ordered to appear before the tribunal by November 18.